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vail success
« on: October 20, 2012, 02:19:16 PM »
I couldnt make it out today seeing if there was any success in vail today if soo please share!
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Re: vail success
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2012, 03:29:20 PM »
Nope not me.  I was out there today.  Entered from Vail cut off road, I did see two in the back of someones trucks.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2012, 03:32:46 PM »
I cruised over to the main line to check and at 2:00 there had been 28 bucks taken with only 1 or 2 decent bucks according to the eyes in the woods dude.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2012, 03:37:08 PM »
My wife had spike number 10 for the day at the check station at 11am.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2012, 05:02:36 PM »
nice did ya get him in a clearcut?
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Re: vail success
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2012, 07:49:39 PM »
A good friend of mine got one of the nicer bucks up there today... She got a nice 3x3

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Re: vail success
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2012, 07:54:42 PM »
Can we get some pictures :dunno:

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Re: vail success
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2012, 08:02:39 PM »
I'll have to ask her if I can put her pic on here.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2012, 08:14:17 PM »
nice did ya get him in a clearcut?

Nope, he was just grazing across the road after a rain storm  :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:


Can we get some pictures :dunno:

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Re: vail success
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2012, 08:32:59 PM »
i spent most of my day up and around the 3040 road. we saw 3 doe's right after that hard hail/slush storm thing that happened at 10ish i think and that was it. i was honestly really surprised in the lack of movement i was seeing all day, in vail and morton.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2012, 08:49:29 PM »
Here is a pic of my friends Deer that she got today in Vail. Towards the end on the left side she said.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2012, 08:52:04 PM »
Thats a nice buck for vail right there. We saw 10. One small spike that I passed. saw most of ours at the end of the day

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Re: vail success
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2012, 08:57:18 PM »
Ya I passed on a small spike this morning... I'm taking my nephew up there tomorrow. I hope he can see me get a deer tomorrow...

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Re: vail success
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2012, 09:06:33 PM »
I got mine opening weekend out Cooks Hill area. Im in the Army and from here and told a buddy from work about the Vail area and showed him on a map where to go, he went out there today and got a really nice fork n horn. My brother in-law goes to the same area in vail, all he say was 19 does lol. Ill be out with him tomorrow though.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2012, 09:07:37 PM »
Im heading back out in the afternoon tomorrow. We did se a doe that had been shot in the hind quarters. It was bleeding pretty bad but was getting around really well

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Re: vail success
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2012, 09:10:07 PM »
he went out there today and got a really nice fork n horn.

Are you from Oregon originally?

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Re: vail success
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2012, 09:27:25 PM »
Me and my son went up at 530PM after our softball game.  Saw 4, and jumped 2.   Hopefully we can see something with horns tomorrow...  First one looked like a buck, but as soon as i got out of the truck it was halfway in the woods so i didnt get a good look at it.  Then some guy came bombing down the road.  He asked if i saw anything, i said nope just looking for sign!!!

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Re: vail success
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2012, 09:40:49 PM »
Do you guys go in on the Morton side?
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Re: vail success
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2012, 09:41:29 PM »
No i'm originally from Centralia.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2012, 09:44:26 PM »
So just main vail loop gate.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2012, 09:53:06 PM »
buskster - didnt know you were talking to me, yes i use the vail gate. The Big Hanaford gate is rarely open anymore...

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Re: vail success
« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2012, 09:55:01 PM »
Got a medium sized 2pt with a small rack friday in my area I walk in, way away from the main line craziness and idiot hunters.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2012, 09:57:01 PM »
Ahh I see yeah just trying to find my buddy a first buck any good places to walk in? During week and I'm not sure but tomorrow might try afternoon
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Re: vail success
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2012, 10:03:01 PM »
Do you have the map of the tree farm? When I was looking for spots I just cross checked areas between the map and Google earth satellite/topo view. If you find something that looks decent just walk in and see what you can find. Plenty of deer in the area, we saw 15 does, 4 fawns, 2 bucks and a huge 5x5 bull in a single day.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2012, 10:06:52 PM »
Just glassin areas but yeah sound like you have a great area. Thanks fella
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Re: vail success
« Reply #25 on: October 20, 2012, 10:24:56 PM »
Do you have the map of the tree farm? When I was looking for spots I just cross checked areas between the map and Google earth satellite/topo view. If you find something that looks decent just walk in and see what you can find. Plenty of deer in the area, we saw 15 does, 4 fawns, 2 bucks and a huge 5x5 bull in a single day.

Were did you find the BULL at?? To the Right or Left and your talking about in Vail right?

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Re: vail success
« Reply #26 on: October 20, 2012, 10:29:51 PM »
Do you have the map of the tree farm? When I was looking for spots I just cross checked areas between the map and Google earth satellite/topo view. If you find something that looks decent just walk in and see what you can find. Plenty of deer in the area, we saw 15 does, 4 fawns, 2 bucks and a huge 5x5 bull in a single day.

Were did you find the BULL at?? To the Right or Left and your talking about in Vail right?

Walk in behind a closed gate, not around the main line. Sorry if I don't want to share too much, hoping it will still be there when the time comes.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2012, 08:20:40 PM »
if he is from centralia he would not go in the vail loop road, the big hanaford side is open. i could guess where the elk was but wont theres only a few spots the elk are in vail. i was in there yesterday and watched two parties shooting at 1 spike in a huge bowl, he got away too. poor spike had to run around 400yds with a ton of lead in the air, i counted 9 shots and he was still running, probably in onalaska by now.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2012, 09:11:22 PM »
It was weird seeing elk and elk sign in the area I was at. I have never seen anything in previous years so it was quite the surprise. I was worried that the newest/youngest hunter in his first season would see antlers and shoot. Luckily that didn't happen.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #29 on: October 22, 2012, 07:19:48 AM »
i went yesterday, saw two doe and a buck right off the bat but thats all we saw!! i dont know if i was too high in the hills? if i should be sticking lower to the base lines??

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Re: vail success
« Reply #30 on: October 22, 2012, 09:18:42 AM »
thats what im saying  :dunno: confused about the area as of right now..
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Re: vail success
« Reply #31 on: October 22, 2012, 06:40:06 PM »
They were bedded down most of the day yesterday.

I saw 3 big does on Saturday and not a damn thing on Sunday.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #32 on: October 22, 2012, 07:14:52 PM »
yeah hope the times comes soon to where the buck start running around little more.
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Re: vail success
« Reply #33 on: October 22, 2012, 07:27:01 PM »
yeah hope the times comes soon to where the buck start running around little more.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #34 on: October 23, 2012, 10:01:30 AM »
this week im think there gona heat up. :tup:
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Re: vail success
« Reply #35 on: October 23, 2012, 11:57:11 AM »
my Buddies son took a nice 2by2 out of Vail on sunday
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Re: vail success
« Reply #36 on: October 23, 2012, 12:45:00 PM »
where in vail!? i was in the 2000 line but im not sure if i was too high in the timber line   :yike:

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Re: vail success
« Reply #37 on: October 23, 2012, 12:57:52 PM »
not sure, he just sent me pictures (first buck)
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Re: vail success
« Reply #38 on: October 23, 2012, 05:45:33 PM »
Andrew8235 - did you see alot of deer this year in vail?
 
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Re: vail success
« Reply #39 on: October 23, 2012, 06:36:16 PM »
i only saw two does during the week..
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Re: vail success
« Reply #40 on: October 24, 2012, 09:13:02 AM »
i've seen quite a few taken but the one day i've been there only say 3 early on.

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Re: vail success
« Reply #41 on: October 24, 2012, 09:15:11 AM »
ya ya just a matter of time theyll get active
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